Twitter Twitter appears to have withdrawn from an EU agreement to fight online disinformation.
Twitter abandons EU pact against disinformation

European Commissioner Thierry Breton says Twitter has pulled out of a code of practice for social media platforms to fight false information.

Hong Kong democrats disband party amid China clampdown

Hong Kong has been hit by a China-imposed national security law and overhaul of the electoral system that has largely sidelined democrats from local politics

As Elizabeth Holmes heads to prison for fraud, questions remain about her motives

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - As Elizabeth Holmes prepares to report to prison next week, the criminal case that laid bare the blood-testing scam at the heart of her Theranos startup is entering its final phase.

Former US diplomat Henry Kissinger celebrates 100th birthday, still active in global affairs

Former diplomat and presidential advisor Henry Kissinger marks his 100th birthday on Saturday, outlasting many of his political contemporaries who guided the United States through one of its most tumultuous periods including the presidency of Richard Nixon and the Vietnam War.

Hong Kong denies knowledge about Uyghur student

HONG KONG (AP) - Hong Kong on Saturday criticized rights group Amnesty International's accusation that a Uyghur student disappeared after being interrogated at the airport, and said that government records showed that he had not entered or been refused entry to the city.

UN 'shocked' by demands to remove envoy

A letter to the United Nations has asked them to remove its envoy to the embattled African country of Sudan, well into its second month of fighting.

ITALY BOAT Under humanitarian laws, migrants cannot be forced back to countries where they'll be ill-treated.
Migrants trying to reach Europe taken back to Libya

As European countries take a harder line on migrant boat arrivals, the UN says some 500 people trying to cross the Mediterranean have been taken to Libya.